All events

Big Saturday: Made in Africa

11:00 - 16:00 30 January 2010
A day full of hands-on activities and talks for all ages. Discover more about our Made in Africa: portrait of an Ife ruler exhibition (the Ife Head sculpture is on tour from the British…

Charles Darwin: evolution of a scientist

3 October 2009 - 30 August 2010
Discover who Charles Darwin was and the impact of his work in our temporary exhibition, Charles Darwin: evolution of a scientist, showcasing fantastic objects - some collected by Darwin…

Deep Rooted: How Trees Shape Our Lives

1 August 2009 - 31 May 2010
What do trees mean to you? Drawn from the Whitworth's internationally important collection of watercolours and drawings, this exhibition explores how trees and woodland have shaped…

In Darwin's Footsteps

5 September 2009 - 31 January 2010
A photographic installation of South American landscapes and wildlife which Darwin saw on his travels, by local photographer Ben Hall.

The Complete Roberta Breitmore

1 August 2009 - 31 July 2010
Lynn Hershman Leeson 1 August - Summer 2010 In San Francisco in the mid-Seventies, Lynn Hershman Leeson created Roberta Breitmore and performed this persona as a work of art over…

The Manchester Indian: Thomas Wardle and India

11 December 2009 - 1 July 2010
Scintillating silk saris and sample lengths collected from India are amongst the textile treasures on display in this exhibition which marks the centenary of the death of Thomas Wardle…

End of First Semester

31 January 2010
End of First Semester

Second Semester Begins

1 February 2010
Second Semester Begins

The Manchester Gateway Programme: Year 7 Familiarisation Visits

2 - 4 February 2010
The University of Manchester Gateway Programme provides a new opportunity for Year 7-11 learners within Greater Manchester to participate in a coherent series of academic enrichment…

Campus Tour

13:30 - 16:30 3 February 2010
Guided Campus Tours. A short presentation about the University of Manchester followed by a student panel and a walking tour of the campus and some of the facilities led by a current…

Fallowfield Campus Tour

11:00 - 12:00 3 February 2010
Guided Fallowfield Campus Accommodation Tours: A walking tour of the accommodation campus in Fallowfield with a chance to see at least one student bedroom. Tours depart from 11am and…

Walls Are Talking: Wallpaper, Art and Culture

6 February - 3 May 2010
The first major UK exhibition of artists' wallpapers with work by over 30 artists including Andy Warhol, Sarah Lucas and Damien Hirst. Kitsch ideas of home decoration are turned upside…

The Manchester Gateway Programme: Year 8 Exploration Visits

8 - 12 February 2010
The University of Manchester Gateway Programme provides a new opportunity for Year 7-11 learners within Greater Manchester to participate in a coherent series of academic enrichment…

Campus Tour

13:30 - 16:00 10 February 2010
Guided Campus Tours. A short presentation about the University of Manchester followed by a student panel and a walking tour of the campus and some of the facilities led by a current…

Fallowfield Campus Tours

11:00 - 12:00 10 February 2010
Guided Fallowfield Campus Accommodation Tours: A walking tour of the accommodation campus in Fallowfield with a chance to see at least one student bedroom. Tours depart from 11am and…

Queer Contact: Outspoken - part of LGBT History Month 2010

20:00 - 21:30 10 February 2010
Queer Contact - Contact's four day celebration of LGBT History Month 2010 - begins with Outspoken, a night of alternative voices featuring the best in international spoken word. Hosted…

Showcase lecture - Re-writing Nefertiti: Egypt's most famous queen

15:00 - 16:30 10 February 2010
Joyce Tyldesley, The Manchester Museum/Biomedical Egyptology at The University of Manchester. For over a decade Nefertiti, wife of the 18th Dynasty pharaoh Akhenaten, was the most…

Queer Contact: FIT by Rikki Beadle-Blair - part of LGBT History Month

20:00 - 22:00 11 February 2010
Queer Contact, Contact's four day celebration of LGBT History Month, continues with the Northwest film premiere of the new dance film - FIT by Rikki Beadle-Blair. Straight? Gay? Bi?…

Switchflicker Records presents - Part of LGBT History Month 2010

20:00 12 - 02:00 13 February 2010
A night of cutting-edge music presented by Manchester's award-winning avant-garde music label. Featuring live bands on stage from 8pm to 11pm: Graham Massey(808 State)'s new project,…

Darwin's 201st Birthday Bash

11:00 - 16:00 13 February 2010
You are invited to Charles Darwin's 201st birthday party! Join in some party activities, hold some amazing objects or go to a talk or tour. Look out for Darwin and his Dodo. Why not…

David Hoyle: Forward into battle in the name of love...Part of LGBT History Month 2010

20:00 13 - 02:00 14 February 2010
Truly. Madly. Deeply. Forward into battle in the name of love... Headlining the closing event to Contact's celebration of LGBT History Month 2010, Queer Contact - is one of Manchester's…

nanoq: flat out and bluesome

13 February - 11 July 2010
Uncover the story of polar bears, and their journey from the arctic wilderness to the museums and stately homes of the UK, in this photographic exhibition by artists Bryndís Snæbjörnsdóttir…

Half term: Voyage of the Beagle

11:00 15 - 16:00 19 February 2010
Recreate the adventures of Charles Darwin's voyage around the world. Part of The Evolutionist, a Darwin extravaganza at The Manchester Museum.

UMASS week

15 - 19 February 2010
The University of Manchester Aspiring Students' Society (UMASS) will be holding a range of events for Year 12 and 13 students throughout February half term as part of UMASS week. Activities…

Fallowfield Campus Tours

11:00 - 12:00 17 February 2010
Guided Fallowfield Campus Accommodation Tours: A walking tour of the accommodation campus in Fallowfield with a chance to see at least one student bedroom. Tours depart from 11am and…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Manchester Museum

Search